"Live from NPR news in Washington, on Corva Coleman.
This is the second day of the ceasefire between the U.S.-Israel and Iran.
It is shaky." Over night, President Trump wrote online, the U.S. would keep its military in place in
“the Middle East until the truth is fully observed.”
Gulf Arab nations are seeking to upgrade their defense ties to the U.S.-that's one of their asks, as the U.S. and Iran prepared to enter negotiations during the two-week ceasefire. One has sought the closure of U.S. bases in the Persian Gulf region, and beer's Daniel Estrin has more. An official from the region told NPR that Gulf countries are seeking enhanced defense
collaborations with the U.S. military after the U.S.-Israeli War on Iran drew Iranian counter-attacks on the Gulf and on U.S. troops base there. U.S. defense systems were widely used in Gulf countries to intercept Iranian missiles and drones, but after the ceasefire was announced, Gulf countries reported more Iranian attacks on their energy sites.
The official said Gulf countries want a U.S.-Iran deal to include a framework for protecting energy facilities in the region and a way to enforce freedom of navigation through the straight of Hormuz.
“The official was not authorized to outline these demands publicly and spoke on condition”
of anonymity.
The Saudi-Ni-Ranian foreign ministers Wednesday held their first official phone call since
the war. Daniel Estrin NPR News, Tel Aviv. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats will soon force another war power's vote, and B.S. gladiacresala says he wants to put Senate Republicans on the record about the U.S. Iran conflict.
Democrats started forcing the Senate votes to limit President Trump's war powers before they left for a two-week recess. Now Democratic Leader Schumer says they'll try again when Congress returns next week. Congress must reassert its authority, especially at this dangerous moment. No President, Democrat or Republican, should take this country to war alone.
Schumer argued the conflict was a "closal failure" that has made global conditions worse
“for the U.S. and its allies, Democrats need to build support on the GOP side only”
one Senate Republican. Kentucky's Rand Paul has supported past attempts to limit Trump's military actions in Iran. Clarity Salis and B.R. News. NASA says the crew aboard the lunar Artemis mission is preparing to return to Earth tomorrow.
Their 10-day mission was the first to take humans around the moon in more than 50 years.
Astronaut Kristina Koch, speaking from space, says the Artemis team is paving away for future missions and future astronauts. This is a relay race, in fact we have batons that we bought to symbolize physically that. We plan to hand them to the next crew, and every single thing that we do is with them in mind.
The crew is set to splash down in the Pacific Ocean late tomorrow afternoon. They'll return about 5 p.m. Pacific Time off San Diego. This is NPR. The chair of the House oversight committee says next week's deposition of former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has been postponed.
She is supposed to answer questions about the Justice Department's files on late sex off Ender, Jeffrey Epstein. Committee Chair James Comer says they'll work out a new date with Bondi's personal attorney. Across the country, people are trading lower monthly insurance premiums for higher health
costs. Jackie Forty-A of KFF Health News explains. After some financial help from the government ended in January, many found the only affordable care act plans they could swing each month came with steep deductibles. That means higher costs before insurance pays.
Some people are skipping care altogether. Thomas Lehman, a dog walker in Atlanta, saw his deductible jump to $7,500 this year. I mean, we only use it from maybe emergencies or semi-emergencies. These plans are also becoming more common in the workplace. In 2023, 30% of people with employer insurance had a high deductible plan, up from 4%
in 2006. Since Jackie Forty-A from KFF Health News reporting, federal agents have arrested a former U.S. Army employee and charged her with allegedly giving classified information to a journalist. Many Williams' work for a special military unit at the U.S. Army Base in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, the Associated Press and other outlets report her work dates and some
details match a book about the Army's Delta Force written by journalist Seth Harp, a former Army veteran. On Wall Street, the Dow is down 133 points. This is NPR News.
